The perfect date that almost was.
Let me start by asking if you are familiar with the saying, “This never happens to me.” Well that’s how I felt until just recently. It was a cold day in January. I had just finished a long day at work and decided to pick up a few things at the store on my way home. Little did I realize what was about to happen? I parked right outside the store and walked in. As I entered the store my eyes were fixated on a very nice looking lady. She was headed for the exit, and as I was looking at her she lifted her head and looked right back at me, and gave me a very big smile. She had the kind of smile that could just melt you, and launch a thousand ships. Okay, a hundred ships. The point is, that it was a great smile. Now we are within a few steps of passing each other, and I am just getting ready to say hello to her. To my surprise, she says hello before I could. I immediately thought back to one of my columns when I told my readers to say hello when they see someone in a store they might be interested in. I kind of wondered if she had read that column. So I said hello back. Ok now the million dollar question, what should I do now? Should I ask her out on a date? Maybe get her number, complement her outfit, tell her she is very pretty, nah she knows that. As I pondered what to say I realized that I never expected this to happen to me. Not in Santa Clarita today, where everyone seems to be in a hurry, and no one can take the time to say hello. It is too late; she is already out the door and getting in her car. I did not follow through, and I was left wondering what could have been. While I finished my shopping, I thought to myself that I would be prepared next time a nice lady says hello to me. I have not seen her since, but if we do ever meet again, I will give her an open invitation to dinner any time.
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